Starch Report

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Do Apples, Potatoes and Saliva Contain Starch? 11/07/2014 Abstract: Do apples, potatoes and saliva contain starch? I tested this theory by taking samples of each and spraying the samples with Iodine-Potassium Iodide (IKI). IKI reacts to starch by changing color when starch is present. This experimented fully supported my hypothesis that apples, potatoes and saliva contain starch. Introduction: While cooking in the kitchen I began to wonder what substances my foods contain. Like many others I want to know what I am putting in my body. I asked myself, is there starch in an apple, a potato or maybe even saliva? I predict all three contain starch and my experiment will prove this prediction. The solution Iodine-Potassium Iodide known as IKI can be useful in identifying if a food contains starch. If the food or any item contains starch the IKI solution will change to a dark purple or black color. If Iodine-Potassium Iodide (IKI) is sprayed on a sample of apples, potatoes and saliva it will reveal that they all contain starch. Materials and Methods: The materials that were used in this experiment was tap water, a saliva sample, 6 paper towels, 2 kitchen knives, a cutting board, 30mL of starch (liquid), a permanent marker, a ruler, 2 spray lids, a 2oz empty bottle, a 100mL graduated cylinder, 2 food products (e.g., ginger root, apple, potato, etc.) and 30 mL of Iodine-Potassium Iodide (IKI). I began this experiment by first removing the cap from the starch solution and attached the spray lid to the starch solution. Next, I rinsed out the empty two ounce bottle with tap water and used the 100 mL graduated cylinder to measure and pour 30 mL of IKI into the empty two ounce bottle. I then attached the remaining spray lid to the bottle. Then, I set up a positive control for this experiment by spraying a paper towel with the starch solution and allowed the starch to dry

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